How to paint a skirting board | Professional decorator show you how to paint your skirting boards!

Painting skirting boards can be really challenging. Our latest video guide shows you how you can get a great finish on your skirting boards in a few simple steps! For more information, take a look at our How to paint Skirting Boards guide on our website. It also contains a helpful shopping list of tools used: https://harrisbrushes.com/how-to-guid...

Harris are a highly respected paint brush and decorating tools manufacture based in the UK. We have almost 100 years of experience making the best paint brushes, paint rollers and decorating tools for DIYers and decorating enthusiasts around the world.

In this video series we show you how to decorate your home, task by task. In this guide we show you every step, every trick you might need to get a great finish when painting your skirting boards. Remember for a complete list of tools just follow the link above.

To make this "How to" series we have teemed up with professional decorating duo Paul and Nicky from P&N Decorating. Their Top Tip for us... Preparation is the key to a great result!

In this guide Paul shows us some simple steps and important tricks to get a great finish on our skirting boards, really making them pop out and look amazing! We show you how to prepare the surface properly and when to stop so you don't get exhausted from doing too much!  

Before painting your skirting board you might want to check out our video on how to prepare a room for painting: https://harrisbrushes.com/how-to-guid...

Or how to paint a wall: https://harrisbrushes.com/how-to-guid...

After getting your skirting boards done why not carry on and learn how to paint a door: https://harrisbrushes.com/how-to-guid...

Great guides to watch after you have learned how to prepare a room for painting are:

How to paint a wall: https://harrisbrushes.com/how-to-guid...

How to paint a ceiling: https://harrisbrushes.com/how-to-guid...

How to paint a skirting board: https://harrisbrushes.com/how-to-guid...

This guide can be used to prepare bedrooms for decorating, you can prepare living rooms for painting, kitchens can be prepared for painting with this guide as well as other interior rooms.

If there is a DIY or decorating problem you need help solving, leave a comment and it might make it into one of our future videos!

Until then, Let's Decorate!